Swimming and Diving

Reichard, Nasser Earn Second 'B' Cuts, Podium Spots

The Ashland University swimming and diving teams each sit in fifth place at the midway point of the GLIAC Championships at the Jenison High School Aquatics Center after all events on Thursday (Feb. 15) night.

The Eagles had two swimmers reach the podium in individual event – one on the men's side and one on the women's – with both hitting the NCAA "B" standard.

For the men it was freshman Dylan Nasser, who placed fifth in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:01.23. That swim earned the Eagles 14 points and gave Nasser his second "B" cut of the meet.

On the women's side, senior Grace Reichard finished sixth in the 200 freestyle with a "B" cut time of 1:53.37. It was also her second "B" standard of the championships.

The women's 200 freestyle relay team missed that cut by just over one second and finished fourth with a time of 1:35.89. That team consisted of Reichard, junior Julia Grady, freshman Jessica Zaper and senior Zoe Scarpone.